The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Commission says former minister Prasanna Ranatunga has been arrested for causing a loss of over Rs.04 million to the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation in 2021. The former minister, who was arrested this morning, is scheduled to be produced before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Colombo. According to the Bribery Commission, Prasanna Ranatunga has been arrested on allegations that while serving as the Minister of Tourism and Aviation in 2021 he was involved in a corrupt transaction concerning the procurement of direct insurance covers for the employees of institutions under the Ministry of…
Prasanna Ranatunga arrest : Bribery Commission official statement
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